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The Federal Trade Commission has given its thumbs up to the deal that will enable Cablevision Systems to acquire the assets of Bresnan Communications for an estimated $1.37 billion. The deal gives East Coast-centric Cablevision a toehold in Western states such as Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and Utah, where Bresnan serves about 300,000 customers.

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In a deal announced today, New York's Cablevision Systems will buy Bresnan Communications for $1.37 billion from Providence Equity Partners. The acquisition will expand the New York-based cable provider's footprint into the western U.S. Bresnan has more than 300,000 customers in Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and Utah.